Item/group

Percentage (%)

Sex

Ø Female

Ø Male

36.3

63.7

Occupation and profession

Ø Student

Ø Individual firm or entity

Ø Private corporation

Ø Public corporation

Ø Government department or civil service

Ø Educational institution

Ø Research institution

12.1

17.2

21.2

10.1

14.1

16.2

9.1

Individual works for agency which distributes public weather information to the general public such as radio and television

Ø Distributor of weather information

Ø Non-distributor of weather information

4.9

95.1

Use of public weather services for work or business

Ø Users

Ø Non-users

39.2

60.8

Intensity of use of public weather services as either consumption good and/or for business and work uses

Ø Never use public weather services

Ø Once a month or less

Ø Once a fortnight

Ø Once a week

Ø Several times a week

Ø Once a day

Ø Twice a day

Ø Thrice a day

Ø Four times a day

Ø More than four times a day

1.5

6.1

3.0

3.0

9.1

40.9

21.2

9.1

1.5

4.5

Willingness to pay some money for public weather services based on the current quality and characteristics of these services

Ø Yes

Ø No

87.7

12.3